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Intel Core i3-8300 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5420T. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i3-8300
Intel Core i3-8300
Released
Q2/2019
Overall score
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Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-8300 or Intel Pentium Gold G5420T? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-8300 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    762 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-8300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    373 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    476 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    531 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    688 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    845 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    193 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    303 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    114 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    290 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    70 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    639 place
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.54 times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold G5420T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    800 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1342 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow Intel Pentium G5000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i3-7300 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i3-9300 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 610
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 12
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 96
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold G5420T and Intel Core i3-8300. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-8300 and Intel Pentium Gold G5420T to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 35 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 25 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-8300 and Intel Core i3-8300, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-8300 and Intel Pentium Gold G5420T.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
422
Intel Core i3-8300
202
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

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